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PAUL MERTON'S IMPRO CHUMS • REVIEWS
Ludlow Festival • 25th June • BOOK
UK TOUR • 18th Oct to 23rd Nov • BOOK NOW




"They were quite marvellous
...an evening of extraordinary intellectual brilliance"
Oxford Times
The Impro Chums are:
Paul Merton
Richard Vranch
Lee Simpson
Suki Webster
Mike McShane


Paul Merton, one of the UK's best-loved performers, and his world renowned Impro Chums: Mike McShane, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch and Suki Webster will create a new and unique comedy show, based entirely on suggestions from the audience, their own finely honed improvisational skills and an almost manic compulsion to show off. Special guests may also be joining them including: Niall Ashdown, Andy Smart and Steve Steen*

"You could see this every night and never tire of it....they continue to be the finest exponents of the improv art"
***** Daily Mirror

"Merton's Chums are some of the most seasoned performers in this field and know just how to work the games, the suggestions and the audience for maximum effect...Pure hilarity"
******British Theatre Guide

"FEW CAN GO COMEDY COMMANDO AS WELL AS THIS BUNCH"
Evening Standard

*4 performers will join Paul on each performance.

...More about Impro Chums

Presented by Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with
Mandy Ward Artist Management



Paul Merton appears with
THE COMEDY STORE PLAYERS
Sundays at The Comedy Store London • BOOK



Comedy Store Players are:
Josie Lawrence • Paul Merton • Neil Mullarkey
Lee Simpson • Andy Smart • Richard Vranch.

"A bottomless supply of surreal sketches, dramatic vignettes and almost tuneful operettas ... a must for anyone with a pulse and a sense of humour!"
- www.BBC.co.uk
...ComedyStorePlayers.com

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PAUL MERTON'S SILENT CLOWNS
Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Sunday 28 July 2013 • BOOK NOW
Featuring Harold Lloyd's classic 'Safety Last!'



Paul will be sharing his unparalleled expertise and passion for these early gems. Top of the bill is Harold Lloyd's masterpiece "Safety Last" which features one of cinemas most enduring images: Harold hanging from the hands of a giant clock on the outside of a building several storeys up in the air.

In the first half Paul will introduce extracts from other genius' of silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy. Paul will introduce each extract with informative and funny anecdotes. Live music will accompany the films from pianist Neil Brand & The Prima Vista Social Club. This is a wonderful chance to experience cinema as it used to be.

Presented by Comedy Carpet Live • BOOK NOW

REVIEWS of Paul's 'Silent Clowns' Show



"Silent Comedy" a book by Paul Merton

'An awestruck and knowledgeable introduction to Hollywood's earliest funsters ... lovingly researched, beautifully designed and gloriously illustrated' Telegraph

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Buy "Silent Comedy" Paperback now from Amazon.co.uk
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Paul Merton on Early British Comedy


In the first of a new series from the British Film Institute, comedian Paul Merton introduces an interactive guide to early film comedy in Britain. Join Paul as he takes you through a fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of 4-year-old boxing champions, human flies, pantomime-horse races and giant possessed fish, and explores the roots of today's distinctively British humour.
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Paul Merton is represented by Mandy Ward Artist Management